G-20 finance officials: Too early to end stimulus
Saturday, November 07, 2009
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) -- Finance officials from rich and developing countries pledged Saturday to maintain emergency support for their economies until recovery is assured, but failed to reach a clear agreement to bear the cost of fighting climate change....
Muslim leader had troubling talks with suspect
Saturday, November 07, 2009
FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) -- An Army psychiatrist who authorities say went on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood was so conflicted over what to tell fellow soldiers about fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan that a local Islamic leader said Saturday he was deeply troubled by it....
Lawyer: Fla. office shooting suspect mentally ill
Saturday, November 07, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where he once worked is 'very mentally ill' and crumbled under the stress of his divorce, bankruptcy and unemployment, his attorney said Saturday....
Obama appeals for health care votes
Saturday, November 07, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation Saturday as the House opened debate on a bill to expand coverage to millions of the uninsured....
Another attack leaves US Muslims fearing backlash
Saturday, November 07, 2009
As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization swept across the U.S. Muslim community: He has an Islamic name....
Afghan ministry: NATO strike kills Afghan soldiers
Saturday, November 07, 2009
KABUL (AP) -- NATO and Afghan authorities were investigating Saturday whether an airstrike during the intensive search for two missing U.S. paratroopers mistakenly killed eight Afghans and wounded more than 20 Afghan and American forces....
Afghan gov't says UN representative out of line
Saturday, November 07, 2009
KABUL (AP) -- Pushing back against international criticism, Afghanistan''s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that the top U.N. official in the country overstepped his authority by giving instructions on how to rid the government of corruption and warlords....
Iran lawmakers: No shipment of uranium abroad
Saturday, November 07, 2009
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Senior Iranian lawmakers rejected on Saturday any possibility of Tehran shipping uranium abroad for further enrichment, intensifying pressures on the government to reject the U.N.-backed plan altogether....
